Carter, Tangula(Museum of Houston and the Robert J. Terry Library at Texas Southern University, 1982-05-01)

Fitch's Florist was founded in 1932 and is the oldest African-American florist in Houston, Texas. Pearl Fitch opened the florist with her husband, N. H. Fitch. The shop was originally located in the 1800 block of Dowling ...

Morrow, Kathryn (editor)(Museum of Houston and the Robert J. Terry Library at Texas Southern University, 2006-01-01)

The Texas Slave Trade Document Series, 1818-1886 contains hundreds of original documents mostly relating to slave trade in Texas. Four examples from the series can be found in the MoH repository. (Look for documents with ...

The Texas Commission on Inter-Racial Co-operation was introduced into Texas from Georgia in the spring of 1920. The movement had its origin in an effort to alleviate conditions which rose in the South during the demobilization ...

Unknown author(Museum of Houston and the Robert J. Terry Library at Texas Southern University, 1999-01-01)

Twelve ladies of Houston's Black elite held a meeting in 1902 where they organized a non-profit club known as The Married Ladies Social, Art, and Charity Club. The purpose for which the Club was organized was to engage ...